Sharp County record., 1887-06-30

Jesus could illume them. What tboT.,
get weary on the way, Christ coni \
me on his omnipotent shoulder n.y.
though there were chasms to cro,, :
hand could transport me. Then LET g.,
ems prayer be my dying litany:
Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
1t may be in that hour we willb,.
feeble to say long prayer. 1t NAV h.
that hour we will not be able to co. \
Lords Prayer" for it has seven ~
tions. Perhaps we may be too feebls ~ -
to say the infant prayer our nOtbs'
taught US, which John Quincy Ad,sl
seventy years of age, sail every nt,S
when he put his head upon his pillow,
Now lay me down to sleep,
Ipray the Lord my soul 10 keen
We may be too feeble to employ sis
of these familiar forms, but this prsvsi
Stephen is so short, is so concise !, j
earnest, is so comprehensive, we sr,
will be able to say that:
Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
o, if that prayer is answered, how,,,'
it will be to diel This world is cl., !.
enough to US. Perhaps it has treatsi !,
a great deal better than we deserved, "a
if on the dying pillow there shall b,ss
the light of that better world, we ID
have no more regret about lesyiD, \
small, dark, damp house for one l,',n
beautiful and capacious. That dyhgp
ister in Philadelphia, some years - =
beautifully depicted it when, in the i
moment he threw up his hands and pol
out: u
81 move into the lightp
Pass on, now, and l will show yov IN
more picture, and that is Stephen a, alh
With a pathos and simplicity pecuHa L
the Scriptures, the text says OF Stepb.,
He fell asleep. "
"O," you say, "what a place thsse
to sleepi A hard rock under him, still,
falling down upon him, the blood st,so
ing, the mob bowling. What plart
was to sleepW And yet my texth
that symbol Of slumber to deScrih,, ,u 70
departure, so sweet was it; so contespa'
was it; so peaceful was it, Stephe.s
lived a very laborious life. His tda
work had been to care for the iu;
How many loaves of bread he distribsia,
how many bare feet he had sanifot
how many cots OF sickness and ma
he blessed with ministries rol
kindness and love, l do not know; % o.,
from the way he lived, aud the 10
he preached, and the way he DID 6
know he was laborious Christian we
that is all over now. He has presse! en-
cup to the fast fainting lip. He ha sitl
en- the last insult from his enemies he
last stone to whose crushing weight ,ucl
susceptible has been hurledl Stepa n ~,
dead. The disciples come. The! ire ire
him up. They wash away the blood our
the wounds. They straighten OVlhe
bruised limbs. They brush baiyrit
tangled hair from the brow and mo
they pass around to look upon The aya
countenance of him who had livedts Sc
poor and died for the truth. ric'
Stephen asleep! i have seen tA oao 30
driven WIN VHo hui 'o"AH uHl hou
gled foam caught in the rigging hoo
wave rising above wave seemed lg,.
about to storm the Heavens, and hath
have seen the tempest drop al "S'
waves crouch, and everything "a ad
smooth and FURNISHED as thoughs , al
ing place for the glories OF heayei s,o' utu
have seen a man, whose life hH '..S. &c.
tossed and driven, coming down aii,aoe
an infinite calm In which there Vierta
hush of Heavens lullaby. ne G
asleepi / saw such an one Helast I
all SL.--I~---~ ~1~i-S' r07'-9 .cto
abuse. They traduced his nams TX.
ratified at the door-knob while hmou
diving with duns Of debts he c!,getl
pay: yet the peace Of God brOodAnd d
his pillow, and while the world Jciel
Heaven dawned, and the deepelIte .ne
light of earth's night was only h ooo' @
ing twilight Of Heavens morn scsr. ~
sigh. Not tear. Not struggh for
Stephen asleep. .'Se,
have not the faculty 10 tell ns'erk
er. can never tell BY the setti'd Of
whether there will be drought ided
can not tell by the blowing Of aansc
.rho,hor /, vii no fair weather ne Gle
on the morrow. But / can p'itsna'
ana i wiz ProPhooy' 49, n, ,,ok Q
II Will De Wheh you' 'ho ERIK 0
come to die. You may have II Vsr..Sec
now. 1t may oe this week one annlys a
the next another annoyance A'erk o
this year one bereavement tne said
other bereavement. Before tns I'ncers
passed you may have to beg for niy y Of u
ask for a scuttle Of coal or pair a' ""u ~.
but spread your death couch 81 NOM,
leaves OF the 1orest, OF lh"ho let fc
straw OF a pauper's nut, Ono "V-g"
Jungle bowling close by, or ID" From
creditors jerking the pillow ir0a at, a
your dying head-Christ VIII "hool
and darkness will go out. Aua aa on
there may be no hand to close !~soseu, ,s :,
and no breast on which 70 ~a'' ~ y,
dying head, and no candle I'd bv
night, the odor Of Gods hanglnsI Rector
will regale your soul, and at youal no (
will halt the chariots OF tne in. n
more rents to pay, no more agOn! strict
-four has gone up, no more sHusall be
"the world, the flesh and the us'all ma
peace-long, deep, eVerlaS'u' srU sssrt
stephen sleepl Iees.
Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep ID for
From which none ever wake ainst
A calm and undisturbed repo" iges I
Uninjured by t1e last oil ioes t ar
Asleep in Jesus, far from 'nee rinty
Thy kindred and their graves h tn
But there is still blessed seeE Iivere,
From which none ever wake~' coun
You have seen enough for onsDlnty Q
No one can successfully exam non y y
than five pictures in day, inS .O, Iuru.. u -
stop, having seen this cluslsr Ntsd tea :,
Raphaels-Stephen gazing INV INV setinr
Stephen looking at C9rIos , csk, SO
stoned; Stephen in his u'"' retur
Stephen asleep. auths
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r,red GIrls lures,
De,icate Young ladies, whom ,,t,ss.